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August 08, 2005
Firefox extensions
My Firefox extensions:
- miniT (drag+indicator) - Lets you drag and re-order tabs. Love it love it love it. A9 Toolbar - Eh, don't use often.
- Foxylicious - Moved away from del.icio.us, and likewise, this extension.
- FoxyTunes - Great idea, but for some reason I don't use it.
- Furl Tools - Nice and unobtrusive. It is very handy that it pops up a window in front of the browser, unlike the JavaScript version, which somehow pops under.
- HashColouredTabs - Adds colo(u)rs to tabs so when you have too many on-screen, you can tell tabs apart without reading the text.
- LastTab - Makes ctrl+tab follow "most recently used" instead of left-to-right; indispensible!
- SessionSaver .2 - It is a crime that this is not a standard feature in Firefox.
- Web Developer - Just 'cause Chris Pederick rocks.
- Aardvark - Nice way to dissect HTML with simple mouseOvers.
- fireFTP - use occasionally, but works very well.
- BugMeNot - Good idea, but I don't use it often.
- Google Toolbar - Recent addition; still learning to like it or even need it.
- Disable Targets for Downloads - Gets rid of annoying blank target windows upon downloading files. Something I've wanted for a long long time.
I am now seeking a better download manager. Firefox does so many things wrong with this, namely:
- It doesn't ask where I want to put files on a case-by-case basis
- The Downloads mini-window is annoying and should be more closely integrated in the current browser window
- If the Downloads mini-window doesn't appear during a download, when the download finishes, the tiny status indicator appears unobtrusively in the bottom right and I often miss it, requiring me to later go on a witch hunt for the file I downloaded.
FlashGot seems to be popular, I don't see the website saying that it does the things I want. That being:
- Recognize links to media files and turn them into "smart links" that automatically pop up the question "open" or "save to disk," and not in a separate dialog, rather in a sort of dropdown that is directly below the link I just clicked. (This is just an idea, so I'm willing to hear dissent or praise for it.)
- Give me the one-click option to save to My Downloads, or some other, more sensical place (My Music for MP3s, hello?!) or a place of my choosing
Suggestions?
Posted by bengel at August 8, 2005 10:51 PM
Comments
Because of many reinstalls lately I've trimmed my extensions down to the bare minimum: miniT, undoclosetab, and sessionsaver. i think i used to use lasttab, but found that sometimes i wanted closing to go to the last tab, and other times not. so i just went without.
mostly though i use safari plus saft on my mac, which sadly lacks the undo close option.
Posted by: crankyuser at October 5, 2005 09:37 AM
Well, not for a download manager - but I love ForecastFox. I have the entire week at the bottom of my browser. I also have all my travel destinations in profiles. :)
Posted by: Nida at October 10, 2005 08:01 AM